"… As the Bardi Empire's most loyal ally, even though we're far away in the Northlands, we're still concerned about the Bardi Empire's war situation. We've heard that the Bardi Empire's war situation is quite unfavorable. The withered lands on the battlefield are truly astonishing, and the evil undead have been arrogant for the entire world. As the most presumptuous of us all, we've taken a series of actions in hopes that we can communicate with the Bardi Empire and come to an understanding with Sandro …"
This was a long and stinky letter filled with boring diplomatic phrases. When translated, it was quite simple: "I've heard that the Bardi Empire was badly beaten up by the undead. Hahaha, how embarrassing! But as an ally, I've privately communicated with the Bardi Empire's ace, and he agreed to go easy on us. How do you intend to thank me?"
When considering that this letter to Bardi Emperor Halent Milan would likely be used as an official record in the future, and it might even be used as evidence to prove Sandro's innocence, such a simple and direct private letter would seem far too rude. Just using such a roundabout way of saying things would take more than ten pages of paper and more than ten times the amount of time and effort needed to explain something clearly on a single piece of paper.
However, I knew that such an effort was necessary and worthwhile.
"… How sly. You were clearly the one who wanted to make peace with the undead, but now you're writing this as if you're the one who convinced Sandro to betray the Undead Emperors' allied armies and join the living for the sake of Bardi's interests."
"Heh heh, judging from the results, it's one thing. But this way, I won't be the one begging them, but they'll be begging me instead. They'll be the ones who owe me a favor. "
This was just like when two countries were at war. One side's secret weapon was so powerful that the other side couldn't do anything about it, and a third party intervened and said that they could help deal with the other side's secret weapon. And if they really succeeded, this would be a tremendous amount of assistance from the Bardi Empire, and the third party would owe them quite a bit.
And if I intervened using this as a critical point, I would be able to clear Sandro's name. A defeated war butcher would only be thrown into prison. However, a "butcher" who realized his mistakes on the battlefield would be able to make others choose to forget his past for the sake of the future. This would actually become a legend.
"… The two Undead Emperors are delighted to meet, and they forget their grudges with a single smile. They forsake the darkness for the light and reunite. Perhaps this will even become a classic story in the future."
Although this sounded ridiculous, it was highly likely that this would happen. At the very least, from the Bardi Empire's perspective, I was the kind-hearted person who helped them eliminate the threat of a forbidden spell. At any rate, I was the only one who knew what really happened.
"Can you be more shameless?"
"… Yes! I can be twice as shameless. "
So, in order to show my shamelessness, I picked up a pen and paper without hesitation and started to write another letter.
"My dear comrades in the Truth Symposium, as an honorary member of the Truth Symposium, I've heard that the Truth Symposium has met with difficulties in the war against Bardi. As an undead and ice dual magic mage, I have some personal connections with the death mage Sandro. Perhaps I can help out. Of course, an equal exchange is a basic rule in the magical world …"
What was even more shameless than buying back both houses was selling two houses at the same time …
I believed that with all this in mind, as long as Sandro showed that he wasn't working hard at all, no matter if it was the powerful Bardi Empire or the archmages, they would all give me a satisfactory return.
This wasn't just for myself. It was also to give Sandro a chance to clear his name. Sandro would switch factions first, and the future Tark Republic would be accepted by the world. At the very least, it would sound good to say that he forsook the darkness for the light.
After I finished all this, I also needed to give Renée and Glina an explanation. At the very least, I needed to tell them the results of my secret discussion with Sandro, so that they wouldn't be at a loss … Yep, I definitely wouldn't be explaining why I hadn't participated in the winter hunt. What a joke, would I even need to explain myself to two little girls?
"… You're becoming more and more like an unreliable lazy father who skips off work and then finds an excuse to fool his serious daughter. You can't find an excuse, so you're acting like a parent. "
"… Silly cat, I have an interesting bottle of spring water on me. Do you want to try it?"
"You, you, you, you … what do you want to do with me? No wonder you're not interested in women. So you like cute boys! Actually, actually … it's not that I can't accept such a method, but you'll have to wear female clothing, like Princess Peach, which is the most … "
I was rendered speechless as I looked at the silly cat's embarrassed expression. I directly grabbed her by the neck and tossed her out the window.
"Go into the snow and calm down!"
My head was burning up. Our soul connection actually told me that she wasn't joking just now. Just what was going on in this damned Elf Empress' head!?
Dirty, far too dirty! So dirty that I could write a novel.
However, when I mentioned a novel … er, the Spring of the Drowned Man, I couldn't help but recall Kolos who I hadn't seen in a long time. Although I had already written her a letter asking her to come, she was far away in Bardi, and it would take quite some time for her to come here.
Every time I saw the two bottles of spring water in my dimensional storage bag, I instinctively felt that something was off. My many years of experience of being scammed told me that if I didn't hurry up and scam someone else … and use up these two bottles of spring water, I would likely be the one in trouble.
Unfortunately, the main target, Beifeng, was still in the Chaos Abyss. Judging from his letter, his work was going quite smoothly, and he should be able to return soon.
When I thought about the bounty on his head and the fact that he was going to the Chaos Abyss to avoid calamity, it was understandable that he was hiding, but …
"I don't care if he dies. If he still doesn't come back, I'm going to think of a way to bring him back. I'm going crazy at this rate …"
[… The order Primates can usually be divided into the more primitive Prosimian suborder and the more advanced Anthropoid suborder. The Prosimian suborder can also be divided into the Lemur suborder and the Tarantula suborder …]
My System was becoming more and more confused as more and more strange creatures were about to appear in this world. It kept repeating this animal encyclopedia that I didn't even know where it came from …
[… Spring has arrived. Everything is coming back to life. This is the season of mating …]
Alright then, I was back in the animal world again. I was almost going crazy after such a long period of time. In fact, I was even beginning to miss the days when I had to make myself scammers.
And after constantly repeating this over the past few days, I finally understood what Beifeng's actions represented.
From a certain standpoint, all the major species were descendants of the Creator Goddesses.
The Gold Species Titans had given birth to the giants and dwarves. The Gold Elves had given birth to all sorts of elves. Even the great demons were descendants of the original Gold Species.
Even if there were mixed-blood descendants, they would be descendants of two different humanoid species. Not only that, these half-elves and half-beastmen would typically have weaker hereditary abilities. Even if they had descendants, they would usually be descendants of a certain species. For example, a half-elf who was only three-quarters human would actually be a human with pointy ears.
And after two more generations, there would be no meaning in having a mixed-blood descendant. In the end, the mixed-blood descendants would still be considered part of society.
For the Goddess of Order, the order between species was the foundation of everything. The diversity of species was the foundational foundation of this mystical world. This was also why she had gone insane back in the day and had intended to give every species a Mandate.
"Every species will have their own responsibilities. The dwarves and giants will be craftsmen, the angels will be government officials and waiters, the elves will be scholars and teachers, the demons will be soldiers and soldiers, the titans will be construction masters, and the Dragons will be capable of using their powerful physical bodies and flying abilities as transportation tools for all species …"
Without even mentioning how ridiculous this "order" was, at the very beginning, this was indeed the perfect society that the Creator Goddesses of Order desired.
At the very least, before the dimensional barrier (another universe) invaded and shattered this perfect society, this was indeed a world that both the Goddesses of Order and Order could accept.
The result of their defeat was that the Goddesses of Order and Order worked together to seal off the dimensional barrier's dimensional barrier. This caused them to have differing opinions on the path of evolution.
The Goddess of Order persisted in her previous viewpoint and strengthened the roles of Order and species. She had them focus on their own responsibilities. Both species and individuals would become the gears of the new generation, strengthening society as a whole. Meanwhile, the Goddess of Chaos led the demon species on a path of self-evolution.
This was something that the Goddess of Order found unacceptable. However, the only thing she was happy about was that the great majority of species hadn't become as chaotic as the demons. The foundational "order" of species already existed.
But now, not only had this "order" been shattered, even the most basic purity of species had been destroyed. Not only were the descendants of a certain someone half-beast and half-human, none of them were unified in terms of species. Not only that, they all inherited the powerful reproductive abilities of their fathers, and were even capable of giving birth to even more miraculous descendants with other species.
This might seem like nothing to others, but in the Goddess of Order's eyes, this was a supernatural phenomenon that would destroy her worldview. Soon, the entire world would be filled with all sorts of strange creatures. The originally unified and harmonious world of all species would be destroyed.
At that time, not only would she become an animal encyclopedia, she might even become the mother of all beasts.
[… In the name of the Goddess of Order, if you don't help me deal with that source of pollution, I'll think of a way to destroy those Divine Beast mothers …]
"Calm down. At the very least, those Divine Beast mothers are innocent. Perhaps they aren't that innocent. But those children … Fine, I won't mention those children!"
A shadow was slowly spinning in the chilly wind. If I wasn't mistaken, this was an ancient nuclear bomb that had already been used up once before — Salo's Crystal Core!
I didn't want to test whether or not my System had the ability to exchange for such a thing. I hurriedly shouted for it to stop, and the shadow returned to nothingness. However, this was no joking matter.
Even though it was winter outside, I couldn't help but sweat. This was the first time I had ever seen my System in such a state. For the Goddess of Order to go crazy like this, a certain someone at the top of the Calamity Rankings truly lived up to his name.
At this point, I was even worried that if that person appeared in front of me, my System would suddenly self-destruct and end everything once and for all.
Soon, I no longer had any free time to slack off.
"The ability to change their appearance? That means that they've already infiltrated the Northlands' cities. "
"The warlocks' opinion is that this ability to disguise themselves is incredibly powerful. It's highly likely that they've managed to infiltrate the Northlands. Also, judging from their brain dissection, they should have intelligence that surpasses that of ordinary humans. "
What astonished me was a report that had just been sent to me. This was an autopsy report on the "noodle faceless demons" that the court had hired.
Normally speaking, demons of the same power level would be stronger than other devils. The main reason for this was because demons' abilities were ever-changing. This would be an advantage in individual combat.
Meanwhile, devils' power levels were relatively fixed. In fact, they could even choose to advance in power levels in order to obtain certain abilities. They could even create special troops, which would be an obvious advantage in military or special warfare.
These "weak" devils weren't particularly strong in combat. However, they had the ability to corrupt and demonize others, as well as the ability to hypnotize and tame beasts. They were probably special devils that were more inclined towards mental and magical power.
And now, the demon warlock's autopsy report mentioned that faceless demons had the ability to change their appearance. Plus, with their mental abilities, they were basically natural-born spies and infiltration troops. In that case, it was highly likely that many such spies had already infiltrated the Northlands' cities.
The combination of the missing Beast Tide and the spies who were good at infiltrating cities gave people a very uneasy feeling. The only enemy of the Northland City was the Beast Tide. If these spies disguised themselves as human soldiers, plotted against the city manager, opened the city gates, and let the Beast Tide enter the city …
"Has the Northlands countries been notified?"
"Not yet. Her Highness Renée is still asking for your opinion."
"… What other opinions do you have? Hurry up and notify the other countries. It seems that the devils want to go big this time."
My original evaluation of these devils was quite average. I thought that even if they had the ability to demonize and corrupt others, they would only be low-level cannon fodder in the Chaos Abyss. But now, they had the ability to change their appearance, as well as the knowledge of languages and customs necessary for spies. In that case, their intelligence would definitely be quite high, and they would likely have a certain level of spellcasting ability as well.
"… My original evaluation was wrong. The devil that we captured must have intentionally pretended to have low intelligence. These aren't low-level devils, they're a bunch of high-level devils! They're a bunch of intelligent devils that are inclined towards magic and schemes. "
A bunch of low-level devils? It was highly likely that they were the personal revenge of a certain Devil Lord who was displeased with me. Casually tossing out thousands or even tens of thousands of high-level devils, all of which seemed to be single-use products. This was quite a large investment, and of course, such a large investment would be for the sake of a great harvest.
Not only did I recall my friendship with the devils, I also considered how I had tricked them in the past. It was quite possible that even a Devil Lord would personally take action.
"What's the matter? You're frowning. "
"Yep, I was tricked by your brothers."
"Brothers?"
Harloys had just flown back from the window, and there was still some snow on her head. But when she read the report, she recalled those twisted noodle monsters and instantly became furious.
"Slimes and noodles aren't brothers … Ptui, I'm not a slime, I'm an elf!"
I grabbed the dead cat that was biting me and tossed her onto a nearby wooden table.
"Stop messing around. I'm getting annoyed. Whenever I think about how something like this managed to sneak into Diffindor, it's possible that we have these devil spies right next to us. I'm so annoyed."
Harloys paused in surprise for a moment upon hearing this, but then she laughed out loud.
"Ha, it's impossible for them to enter Diffindor. Even if they did, it's impossible for them to be qualified spies. "
This time, I was the one who didn't dare to believe it.
"Why? I don't believe that those ordinary city guards would be able to tell a devil from a crowd. "
"Did you forget? Diffindor is a sinless city, and devils … Can you find a devil that doesn't commit crimes 24 hours a day? Especially when they enter an unfamiliar city penniless. "
Penniless? I thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. Devils didn't have the habit of carrying gold coins with them at all times. Their Calamity Coins couldn't be used in the mortal plane, and while they did have the ability to "earn money", their methods of earning money … were through theft, scams, and speculation. The great majority of devils that were qualified enough were excellent scammers.
If they wanted to do something, they would definitely have a leader who knew the plan. And such a high-level leader naturally wouldn't be outside in the snow. They were most likely already in Diffindor.
Devils also needed to eat, and in order to obtain information, they would need to spend a large amount of money. In that case, when they returned to their old business, a red light would descend, and two Justice Knight would immediately appear and be captured … A major spy being captured by the traffic police? That would be such a hilarious scene.
"Perhaps, I can search in Diffindor Prison. The homeless people who committed crimes as soon as they arrived might be the targets we are looking for!"
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